Catheter Ablation for Cardiac Arrhythmias

Abstract

From 2000 to 2013, there was a substantial increase in the annual number of in-hospital catheter ablation procedures, as well as the rate of periprocedural complications nationwide. Low-volume centers had a significantly higher rate of complications.

Gender Differences in Atrial Fibrillation: A Review of Epidemiology, Management, and Outcomes

“…The past few decades of experience have seen a substantial increase in the utilization of atrial fibrillation catheter ablation, with an eightfold rise in the number of ablation procedures from 2000 to 2013 [ 38 ]. This increase accompanies an overall increase in the use of catheter ablation for any cardiac arrhythmia.…”

“…In part, this increase reflects an increase in more complex ablation procedures and comorbidities of patients. Female sex was a predictor of in-hospital complications for catheter ablation for any cardiac arrhythmia, with an odds ratio of 1.16 [ 38 ].…”

2019 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/LAHRS expert consensus statement on catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias: Executive summary

“…In 2009, a joint task force of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA), produced an expert consensus document that outlined the state of the field and defined the indications, techniques, and outcome measures of VA ablation [ 1 ]. In light of advances in the treatment of VAs in the interim, and the growth in the number of VA ablations performed in many countries and regions [ 2 , 3 ], an updated document is needed. This effort represents a worldwide partnership between transnational cardiac electrophysiology societies, namely, HRS, EHRA, the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and the Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS), and collaboration with ACC, AHA, the Japanese Heart Rhythm Society (JHRS), the Brazilian Society of Cardiac Arrhythmias (Sociedade Brasileira de Arritmias Cardíacas [SOBRAC]), and the Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society (PACES).…”

Prevalence of Coronary Artery Calcification on Pre-Atrial Fibrillation Ablation CT Pulmonary Venograms and its Impact on Selection for Statin Therapy

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia affecting the aging American population, with an estimated prevalence of 12.5 million by 2030 [1]. Treatment of AF using pulmonary vein (PV) isolation, also known as AF ablation, has been increasing sharply over the past decade [2][3][4]. Most patients undergoing AF ablation undergo contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the pulmonary veins (CTPV) for procedural planning.…”